Rajesh Kumar: I am happy with the budgetary allocations announced by the Finance Minister as…

“ I am happy with the budgetary allocations announced by the Finance Minister as part of this year’s budget. The overall budget for the Ministry of Defence is going to be ₹7.85 lakh crore, which is a 15 percent increase over the allocation for last year. More importantly, in the area of CAPEX, the overall capital expenditure outlay has gone up by 21 percent to about ₹2.9 lakh crore. Most critically, when it comes to modernisation, the budget is actually being spent on modern equipment and other technological upgrades required for boosting the capabilities of our armed forces,

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Budget reinforces commitment to strengthen nations defence systems,…

Statements by Rajesh Kumar

“ We are in a particularly tough neighbourhood in many ways. So yes, we will be asking for a bit more than the normal 10% increase that we get, probably something closer to the 20% mark. My view is that…

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Defence ministry to seek 20% budget hike in FY 26-27

“ The rest of the buses are still stationed at the Sahibabad depot, as the seven charging points are under construction and likely to be ready in the next one month. The buses are to operate in a range…

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